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General's Walk Foot Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyLoop
Smallwood State Park/Maryland

General's Walk Foot Trail

Indian Head, Maryland

1.9 mi

Distance

302 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

General's Walk Foot Trail is a loop trail in Smallwood State Park, managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service, in Charles County, Maryland. It is 1.9 miles long and gains 302 feet. The nearest town is Indian Head, Maryland, about 3 miles away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page. For conditions and closures, see official sources.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:5 ft
Max:47 ft
Gain:92 ft
Loss:92 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 5 ft and 47 ft across 1.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.5 ft19 ft33 ft47 ft0.0 mi0.5 mi0.9 mi1.4 mi1.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi19 ft
High point0.7 mi47 ft
End1.9 mi19 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

Official sources & verification

Managed by Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service

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Source of truth

Where it is

Nearest town:
Indian Head, MD · about 3 mi away
County:
Charles County, MD
Jurisdiction:
Smallwood State Park · Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Maryland Park Service

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

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We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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